Can-closure.



'No. 842,444. PATENTED JAN. 29,1907.

A. BRUNDRETT. CAN CLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov, 3, 1905. 1

-' Witneses v 'lnvento Attorne ys Uh lllED STATES- PAT NT @iFFliQE.

ARNOLD BRUNDRETT, OF DENISON, TEXAS. y

CAN-GLOSUREQ Specification of Letters Patent.

Fatented Jan. 29, 1907.

Application filed November 3,1905. Serial No 285,744-

1. ad of the stud. The arm extends radially I To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARNOLD BRUNDRETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denison, in the county of Grayson and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Can-Closure, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to can-closures, and has for an object to provide a device of this class embodying new and improved features of convenience, reliability, and utility.

A further object of the invention is to prowithout departing from the spirit or sacrifining any of the advantages of this invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved closure in an open position. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the closure with the cap in closed position.

Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation of a slightlymodified form.

Like characters of referenceindicate corrc spending parts in all of the figures of the drawings.

The improved closure forming the subjectmatter of this application com )rises a screwcap 10 and skirted nipple 11, o l the usual and ordinary construction. To the top of the cap 10 and at its axis is secured the stud 12,

provided with ahead 13 spaced from the cap.

To the skirt of the nipple is rigidly secured the standard 14, extending upwardly along the side of the cap and parallel with its axis and terminating in a head 15, at approximately the height of the cup. An arm 16 is provided with an opening in which the stud 12 is pivotally embraced and substantially filling the space between the cap and the of the cap and is bent at 17 and extends downwardly along the side of the cap and is again bent at 18 to form a loop or eye adapted to embrace the standard, said loop being slidably mounted on the standard and limited in its upward movement by engagement with the head 15. By having the standard rigidly secured to the can the cap may be adjusted vertically to open position and then swung laterally on the standard and supported in a substantially horizontal plane while introducing the liquid therein or pouring the liquid from the can, and when it is desired to close the filling-orifice the cap ma be sp ung laterally to a position above the fidi and centering with respect thereto, so that the cap may be conveniently secured to the nipple.

The stud and standard may be secured in position on the cam by producing requisite openings in' the cap and skirt, respectively, and after inserting the stud and standard soldering upon the under sides, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, or the stud may be provided with a second head-like member 19 and the standard with an angularly-disposed fiattcncd portion 20, both of 'which'may be soldered or otherwise secured upon the external surfaces of thecap and skirt, respectively, as.

shown in Fig. 3.

From the foregoing description vit is be-' licvcd the use, operation, and advn pages of the improved closure will be iul and clearly umlerstood.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A can-closure comprising a threaded nipple, a cap adapted to engage the threads on the nipplc'and provided with a headed stud extending vertically from the top of the ca at the longitudinal axis of the latter, a stan ard rigidly secured to the can and having its free end spaced from the cup and provided witha terminal head, and a horizontal arm having one end thereof provided with a terminal loop extending in the plane of the arm and'cmbracing the stud, the opposite end of said arm being bent downwardly and provided with a aterally-extending loop slidably engaging the standard whereby when I the cap is moved laterally to open position my own I have hereto affixed my signature the loop will grip the standard and support f in the presence of two witnesses."

the cap in a substantially horizontal plane,' i ARNOLD BRUNDRETT. then ward movement of the loop being liml Witnesses:

ited y engagement with the terminal headl W. C. GREEN,

of said standard 1i; 0. SIMONSON.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing 

